I have already successfully completed the Ubuntu and windows 8 dual boot but now I am trying to add backtrack and my computer (Hp 2000 Notebook pc) will not even see my backtrack files.
I am trying ...

I am a B.Tech student and I would like to study Linux but don't know what I should study nor how to. The current priority of my college degree is C/C++, Java and .Net. They don't provide me with any ...

I'm not able to install Backtrack 5 R3 on my HP Compaq d350. It has Windows 7 with no graphics and sound drivers. Now I want to use hard only for Backtrack. When it comes to type startx it gives an ...

I Have installed BackTrack 5. It works fine on a live bootable USB, but once I installed a gui it is not loading.
Using the command shell, it works fine, but when I type startx in root login, a black ...

As far as i know, when backtrack starts it boots on text mode and the wifi(wlan0) is down in order to be more stealth. Kali linux is the "update" of backtrack and when I boot it always starts in GUI ...

Are Kali Linux or BackTrack distros to go if I want to learn hacking, or is it better to install only the tools I want to another distro?
I've already used Kali in the past but I didn't like it very ...

I am trying to install a program called Glype on my computer for a proxy. I am using Backtrack 5 R3 and I have the latest version of Apache running on it. The problem I have is that Glype needs cURL ...

I have installed Backtrack R3 in virtualbox, but i cant find any wireless connections.
Cant find anything in wicd either.
What i want to do is to run airmon-ng start wlan0 in terminal, and after that ...

I'm using a Dell Inspiron 15r laptop with existing Windows 7 ultimate 32-bit operating system.
Now I want to install Backtrack 5 and dual boot. And I'm not able do it, getting the following errors:
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I am trying to get a wireless connection on BackTrack 5 R3, but as soon as I boot up the BackTrack VM, the light on the adapter turns off. Drivers are installed and the VM detects the USB device. I ...

I'm using Backtrack5R3 via bootable CD
and getting no wireless interface found output.
These are the o/p of commands by which you can get details of my problem.
My laptop model is Lenovo b490(20205).
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I have a computer with Linux BackTrack 5 as host and Windows XP as guest on virtual box. I am using Host-Only-Adapter to create virtual LAN and to share USB modem internet as well so that both host ...

I've been dual booting Win7 and Ubuntu for about 4 months and I got on it today to change the default boot on grub, because my girlfriend kept getting locked out when it reboots and, by default, goes ...

I'm running BackTrack 5 R3 on an old Dell Inspiron 700m using a LiveDVD. I'm running the Gnome 32 bit version. To make X start I had to use the solution here. Once I get X open, I can't seem to open ...

I have recently installed backtrack 5 r2 so it dual-boots alongside windows. However for some reason I'm finding it difficult to make a wired connection using wicd. I know that the connection itself ...

I've installed BackTrack 5 R3, a security testing distro, onto a USB drive, and I can get it to boot up, but I'm stuck in the BusyBox shell. Everybody says "just log in with username root and password ...

I have a windows 7 64-bit machine in which I have installed VirtualBox and decided to install BackTrack. The installation finished fine, but when it asked me to "please remove installation media and ...

After endless hours of debugging and trying different things, I can't seem to get Backtrack 5 R3 to cooperate as guest OS on my OSX Lion host. What I'm trying to do is to setup BT as guest OS on my ...

I'm working on BackTrack and I want to give a fake IP from my DHCP server to another PC.
I'm trying to make that Windows PC run the command: ipconfig /release, but without remote access. I don't want ...

I recently started using a live USB version of BackTrack 5 R1 (A kubuntu-based distro), but I can't find any way to enable access to my home WiFi network. I can't find any comprehensive tutorials on ...

I have a list of SOCKS proxy servers from this site.
I've read about creating a dynamic tunnels with ssh -D and to be honest i've tried that already. Unfortunately for some reason I cannot connect to ...

I am using Backtrack 5. As it is based on Ubuntu 10.04 I decided to ask my question to here:
I'm having problems selecting text with my mouse. For example when I try to rename a folder, sometimes I ...

I've installed Backtrack but I can't figure out how to play mp3files. I've installed ubuntu-restricted-extras,lame, libmp3lame but still won't work(I have Rhythmbox player, I've also tried Amarok). ...

I have heard of BackTrack, never used it, don't see the point. It doesn't use something that can read my mind and install the packages I am thinking about, it just uses apt-get. The other thing is, I ...